PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Foote
vs
Grabowski

186 cm
22
264 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Foote!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foote counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foote shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabowski sprawls well. Grabowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foote gets slowly back to his feet.
Grabowski swings for the body but Foote moves out of range.
Foote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Foote. That snapped Grabowski's head back.
Foote moves out of range of the strikes.
Foote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grabowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a hook

and Foote counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grabowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foote tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Foote misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grabowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foote working the ground and pound but Grabowski is defending the strikes.
Grabowski tries to bench press Foote off him but Foote keeps the position.
Grabowski is trying to control Foote's posture but Foote avoids it.
Foote throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Foote looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grabowski is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is looking to regain half guard here but Foote keeps moving and retains side control.

Foote tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Foote is trying to get an arm triangle but Grabowski is defending well.
Grabowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foote sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grabowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grabowski parries the strikes from Foote easily there. Foote is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grabowski to escape.
Foote throws an elbow but Grabowski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Grabowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Foote trying to pass the guard but Grabowski defending well.
Foote is working hard here to advance position.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foote.
Foote is looking to advance position but Grabowski won't allow it.
Foote is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grabowski!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grabowski tries to hold on but Foote postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foote lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foote punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Foote avoids the attempt from Grabowski to control.
Grabowski is trying to escape the mount.
Foote thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Foote scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grabowski?

That has opened up Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut even more.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clint Foote!
Clint Foote retains his heavyweight title!